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BUG: SSCommand Button Loses Focus Rectangle

Article ID: 149265

Article Last Modified on 6/28/2004

Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 Professional Edition
Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 Professional Edition
Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 16-bit Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 32-Bit Enterprise Edition

This article was previously published under Q149265

SYMPTOMS

When an SSCommand button exists on a form with other controls that are also provided by the Sheridan 3D Control OCX (THREED16.OCX or THREED32.OCX), the SSCommand button may not always display a focus rectangle to indicate that it has the focus. This problem occurs when the SSCommand button has both its Default property set to True and has a picture set in its Picture property.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, issue a refresh to the SSCommand button when it receives the focus. To implement this fix, insert the following code into the project, changing the control name to reflect the name of the SSCommand button used in the project:

   Private Sub SSCommand1_GotFocus()
       SSCommand1.Refresh
   End Sub

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be an issue in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Start Visual Basic 4.0. Form1 is created by default.
Add a single SSCommand button to the form. Also add an SSCheck check box. If these controls do not appear in the toolbox, select Custom Controls from the References menu and include the 'Sheridan 3D Controls'.
Change these properties of the SSCommand button (be sure to change the file reference to the bitmap to reflect your VB installation):
Default: True
Picture: C:\VB4\BITMAPS\ASSORTED\BELL.BMP
Press F5 or select Start from the Run menu to run the application. Tab back and forth between the controls and see that the SSCommand does not show a dotted outline to indicate when it has the focus.

Keywords: kbbug kbctrl KB149265